Environment China is a weekly bilingual podcast from the Beijing Energy Network. The show features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts working in the environmental field in China. We are looking to learn how they do their work, what new strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive changes in China’s environmental field.

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Since Environment China launched in early 2017, there has
already been significant change in China’s energy, environment, and
climate landscape. In this episode, recorded as a live panel as
part of the Bookworm International Literary Festival, we focus on
the idea of “transformation,” and have our three guests walk
through the backstories behind the China’s biggest environmental
and climate headlines, including the latest from China's
environmental governance reshuffling, its war on air pollution and
with it the growing pains of switching from coal to gas heating,
and the evolving debate over when China will be able to peak its
carbon emissions.

Joining us is Sophie Lu, Head of China Research at Bloomberg New
Energy Finance, Huw Slater, Project and Research Manager at China
Carbon Forum, and Dr. Xu Shengnian, Project Officer of the Climate
and Energy Team at Global Environmental Institute.

Please note: as this was our first time doing a live podcast
recording, there were some slight technical issues with the sound
quality that we were unable to fix. Apologies, and thank you for
your understanding!

About the Podcast

Environment China is a bi-weekly podcast from the Beijing Energy Network (BEN), a grassroots organization created to help understand and tackle China’s energy and environmental challenges. The podcast features conversations with advocates, entrepreneurs, and experts and aims to highlight innovative solutions for improving China’s environment. We explore how they do their work, what strategies and solutions they have found, and why now is the right time for real and positive progress for China’s environment.